¹⁵ so that you will ^[a]prove yourselves to be ^(A)blameless and innocent, ^(B)children of God above reproach in the midst of a ^(C)crooked and perverse generation, among whom you ^[b](D)appear as ^[c]lights in the world,

²³ Now ^(A)may the God of peace ^(B)Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your ^(C)spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, ^(D)without blame at ^(E)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the ^(A)appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

²⁷ Pure and undefiled religion ^(A)in the sight of our God and Father is this: to ^(B)visit ^(C)orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained ^[a]by ^(D)the world.